IT Flashcards
It is a process of transforming the data into useful and meaningful information
DATA PROCESSING
unorganized facts or raw material of information
DATA
data has been organized and processed so that it is meaningful. the result of the is transformation process.
INFORMATION
In data processing cycle, it refers the initial capture of data on some form or documents which referred to–as source documents
ORGANIZATION
refers to the accurate recording of data and makes them ready for processing in a covenant form.
INPUT
the process of selecting significant data and eliminating those, which do not need to be recorded for processing to ensure that only relevant data are available for processing.
EDITING
the process of reducing the amount of data to be processed by using codes to minimize the processing
CODING
the process of checking the accuracy of data gathered to ensure correctness of a data to processed.
VERIFYING
refers to actual conversation of data into useful and meaningful information by performing operation on input data.
PROCESSING
the process of grouping data into classes according to their common characteristics.
CLASSIFYING
the process of rearranging these classified data into a pre determined sequence, numerically , alphabetically, or chronologically.
SORTING
the process of performing mathematical and logical operations.
CALCULATING
the process of decreasing the levels of details of data into tables, list, total, or other summarized forms.
SUMMARIZING
refers to the process of generating the information by collecting the results of the previous processing steps and providing steps and proving it to the user.
OUTPUT
the process of copying or duplicating the process of copying or duplicating the processed data as many copies as necessary for distribution to more than one user.
REPRODUCTIVE
the processed data may be communicated orally or in writing
COMMUNICATING
WHAT ARE THE AREAS OF DATA PROCESSING
BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING, SCIENTIFIC DATA PROCESSING
WHAT ARE THE CATEGORIES OF DATA PROCESSING
MANUAL DATA PROCESSING, MECHANICAL DATA PROCESSING, ELECTROMECHANICAL DATA PROCESSING, ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING
implies the extended use of human labor characterized by the use of tools and materials such as pencil, pens, carbon paper and the like to perform the necessary operations
MANUAL DATA PROCESSING
requires a constant manual intervention with the assistance of some office and bookkeeping machine like type writer, electronic adding machine, and calculator.
MECHANICAL DATA PROCESSING
requires the use of mechanical devices powered by an electronic motor like electronic adding machine, type setting and the like.
ELECTROMECHANICAL DATA PROCESSING
involves the use of electronic computer convent data into a machinereadable form to produce the necessary information
ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING
METHODS OF DATA PROCESSING
BATCH DATA PROCESSING, ONLINE DATA PROCESSING, REAL-TIME DATA PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSING
transaction are grouped or batched and entered consecutively one after the other.
BATCH DATA PROCESSING
transactions are recorded and entered to the system as they occur.
ONLINE DATA PROCESSING
requires a fast response and cannot tolerate any delays in performing the operations.
REAL-TIME DATA PROCESSING
considered as the most complies level of the computer processing, which generally consists of the remote centrally linked to main computer.
DISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSING
an electronic device designed to accept data and instructions, use these instructions to perform logical and mathematical operations on the data and report the results of its processing as information.
COMPUTER
CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPUTER
IT IS MACHINE
IT IS ELECTRONIC
IT IS AUTOMATIC
IT CAN MANIPULATE DATA
IT HAS MEMORY
IT HAS LOGICAL FUNCTION
CAPABILITIES OF COMPUTER
SPEED
ACCURACY
REPETITIVENESS
STORAGE
PROGRAMMABLE
LIMITATION OF COMPUTER
- Computers cannot operate without being given a set of instructions
- Computers cannot able to derive meaning from the objects
- Computers cannot detect errors but cannot correct them
- Computers are subject to occasional breakdowns
CLASSIFICATION OF COMPUTER ACCORDING TO PURPOSE
GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS
SPECIAL PURPOSE COMPUTER
CLASSIFICATION OF COMPUTER ACCORDING TO DATA HANDLED
ANALOG COMPUTER
DIGITAL COMPUTER
HYBRID COMPUTER
CLASSIFICATION OF COMPUTER ACCORDING TO CAPACITY
MICROCOMPUTER
MINICOMPUTERS
MAINFRAMES
capable of dealing with variety of different problems.
GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS